The Crewed HLS Interfaces for Piloting (CHIP) Lead role will serve as a key focal point for the development, integration and management of Crew Handling and Manual Piloting requirements for the Human Landing System (HLS). This role directly supports the Crew Compartment and Lander Flight Operations offices of the HLS program.

Duties

Lead and coordinate Human Landing System (HLS) insight for piloting with agency experts in Guidance Navigation and Control, Human System Interfaces, Human Factors, Flight Operations, Training, Simulations and Environments, and Avionics. Develop and recommend implementation plans for the crew's automation monitoring and manual override for controlling vehicle flight path and attitude for all crewed phases of flight. Coordinate and integrate with NASA HLS subject matter experts and with HLS vendors on implementation of piloting related requirements and verification by leading crew operations focused forums, discussions, and technical interchange meetings. Support formal and informal Human In the Loop Testing (HITL) and demos for vehicle handing qualities utilizing the Cooper-Harper rating scale. Review and adjudicate vendor recommendations in manual piloting and Guidance Navigation and Control related Human Landing System contract requirements. Lead development of Human Landing System Guidance Navigation and Control, and Piloting related training and concepts of operations, and ensure they are integrated into the larger Artemis mission architecture. Coordinate and integrate with the HLS program, Flight Operations Directorate (FOD), Crew office and HLS vendors plans for demonstrations, testing, and face-to-face discussions within the agency and HLS providers. Coordinate manual piloting spacecraft research with the HLS Program, FOD, Crew Office, and Human Research Program for activities related to sensory motor disorientation during changes in sustained acceleration.

Requirements

• Current Federal employees must meet qualifications, time in grade, and 90 days after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
• Position subject to a successful completion of a Flight Controller physical.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Education Requirement (in the Education section below), to qualify for this position you must meet the requirements below and have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade, which has equipped you with the particular competencies needed to successfully perform the duties of the position described above. NASA utilizes OPM-approved qualification and rating requirements specific for Aerospace Technology (AST) positions which recognizes NASA's unique aerospace work. The specific qualifications and minimum education requirements are further described below and within the education section of the job announcement. To qualify for GS-14, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level: Leading and integrating the operational concepts related to: spacecraft systems (hardware and/or software), for the International Space Station, Commercial Crew, or Exploration programs; Leading and/or participating on a team of engineers performing human spaceflight real-time operations, training, and integration (including operational products and mission objectives, mission control center operations and disciplines, and operational techniques); Participating on the development of spacecraft manual control/piloting operations concepts and crew handling evaluations. Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job.

Education

Basic Education Requirement: You must have successfully completed a bachelor's degree with a major in one of the following:
a) Engineering from a college or university that has ABET accredited engineering programs
b) Physical Science, Mathematics, Life Science or other field of Science
c) Computer Science that included 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours of course work in any combination of mathematics, statistics and computer science with at least half of those hours in mathematics and statistics courses that included differential and integral calculus.

If you did not complete a qualifying bachelor's degree, you may be eligible if you have obtained a graduate degree in an AST qualifying field, as listed above.

Degrees in engineering technology are not considered qualifying for this position.

Engineering degrees earned within the United States: Engineering degrees earned within the United States must be from a college or university that has at least one ABET accredited engineering program. To find out if a school has at least one ABET accredited program, please visit http://www.abet.org.

Engineering degrees earned outside the United States: Engineering degrees earned outside the United States must be recognized by a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA), often known as accords. These are non-governmental agreements among organizations that accredit academic degree programs. MRAs recognize the substantial equivalence of mature accreditation systems and programs accredited by signatory organizations within their jurisdictions. For a listing of Signatories, please visit, https://www.abet.org/global-presence/mutual-recognition-agreements/is-your-program-recognized/.

Science and other related degrees earned within the United States: Science and other related degrees must have been awarded from colleges or universities that are accredited by recognized accrediting organizations. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, go to http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.

Science and other related degrees earned outside the United States: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs. These education credentials must be deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

All degrees must have been received in the year of, or any year subsequent to the original date of accreditation.

Contacts

• Address Johnson Space Center 2101 NASA Parkway Houston, TX 77058 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]